creator of the founder of one of the most prestigious ranking systems in the world the so-called shanghai rating. university rankings have become extremely popular and it's not only a matter of public image in roman trays and tuition the classifications us objective to a certain extent but every issue of and the rating system raises concerns and out usually among those who did not make it to the top the originator of the shanghai university ranking dr luke believes ratings will only gain importance as the main issue is how to make it more universal and accurate. mr liu welcome to the show thank you very much for being with us and i would like to to start with a question about this ranking system your institution published another academic ranking a world university a.r.w. comely known as the shanghai ranking where there are quite a number of ranking systems in the world what was the necessity to create another one why did you decide to do it oh actually. our ranking democrat in the west there was the first global university ranking we are not currently a member while we were the first. ex

now shanghai is shrouded in smog. many shanghai resents were wearing mask to filter the toxic air.looks like the smog will stay in place for a little while longer. pulling back i can show you a chart of this hazardous air quality in shanghai. it has been when the video came out from just around 9:00 a.m. on monday it was hazardous. things weren't too bad on sunday. it's down to the unhealthy level which is still unhealthy. the air quality is very bad. the high pressure system just lingering over head. it will be making air stagnant with the less winds combined. here across southern china a rain band is formed. it's just colliding here. it will be lingering for the next couple of days making trouble with the flooding conditions that could be triggered. here in japan the wet weather will be recovering. it will be recovering from the west. the western areas will be starting to see dry skies, clear skies. even into the evening hours central japan will see clear, dry conditions. temperatures are shaping up like this. shanghai 7 degrees. it's going to be another foggy day there. tokyo at

currently he manages 70 restaurants in shanghai. he has established himself in china now. getting there has been a long, hard journey. the first time he tried setting up a restaurant there in 2005, he had a restaurant that was vandalized just before it was set to open. another time his employees went on a strike. after last year's anti-japanese protests, he lost many customers. even so, he has managed to overcome every situation. in spite of the chilly relations people in shanghai are becoming very keen on japanese food. he sees massive potential in china's huge market. >> translator: if japan detached itself from china, its economy would falter. that would be bad. and it would be the same for china, too. i don't think the anti-japanese sentiments are a hurdle that can't be overcome. >> reporter: last year he opened a food processing plant in shanghai. it supplies preparing ingredients for restaurants in china. his aim is to provide backup service until the companies established themselves. he gets many visits from managers of japanese companies who are planning to open br

currently he manages 70 restaurants in shanghai. he has established himself in china now. getting there has been a long, hard journey. the first time he tried setting up a restaurant there in 2005, he had a restaurant that was vandalized just before it was set to open. another time his employees went on a strike. after last year's anti-japanese protests, he lost many customers. even so, he has managed to overcome every situation. in spite of the chilly relations people in shanghai are becoming very keen on japanese food. he sees massive potential in china's huge market. >> translator: if japan detached itself from china, its economy would falter. that would be bad. and it would be the same for china, too. i don't think the anti-japanese sentiments are a hurdle that can't be overcome. >> reporter: last year he opened a food processing plant in shanghai. it supplies preparing ingredients for restaurants in china. his aim is to provide backup service until the companies established themselves. he gets many visits from managers of japanese companies who are planning to open br

time now to go to shanghai and speak on. the china money report and collins welcome back to the kaiser report. thanks max going to be bad all right dan collins' economist magazine says the u.s. china relations well defined global politics and twenty thirteen where do you think the relations are going hare well yeah i saw that piece. pretty much agree with that but i think go subplot to the piece that was really about china japan turns over two thousand and thirteen two thousand and twelve we saw massive changes here in china you know not far from where i live here earlier was a panasonic factory burned down as of thousands of chinese hit the street although not on a second dan hold on a second what he said that a panasonic factory was burnt down i don't see that the news what's going on there . oh i'm actually going to try to marry border ordered. yeah the battery was burned down here in studio a little suburb of shanghai a little so over twelve million people. there's a japanese three year the entire japanese restaurant sto

yeah there's a battery was burned down here in studio a little suburb of shanghai here little sort of people. there's a japanese three year the entire japanese restaurant store a lot of the windows broken oh i mean it was really bad and it was a day with reported in the major media about the protests but i don't think outside china people really under and how bad it really was i mean he had there were many reports of even local chinese people here be dragged out of their japanese cars and beaten and that's what's led to seventy percent decline in japanese personal china and they're not coming back when we have a currency war as some describe it it looks like it's heating up to a ground war a hot war and especially with this china japan conflict which is seems to be ask a lady and japan of course is got a new leader and they have committed themselves to crunching and crashing and destroying their currency the yen as an attempt to export their way back into fiscal and monetary and economic health but a lot of people note that this will lead potentially to japan being the first of the g

welcome back to the kaiser report i'm max kaiser time now to go to shanghai and speak with dan collins publisher of the china money report dan collins welcome back to the kaiser report thanks max going to be bad all right dan collins the economist magazine says the u.s. china relations well defined global politics and twenty thirteen where do you think relations are going hare well yeah so that he's. pretty much agree with that but i think subplots of the piece it was really about china japan for two thousand and thirteen two thousand and twelve we saw massive changes here in china you know not far from where i live here there was a panasonic factory burned down as of thousands of chinese history although not on a second day and hold on a second what he said that a panasonic factory was burnt down i don't see that the news what's going on there . oh max you haven't checked out of china motor report or are boarded up. yeah the battery was burned down here in studio a little suburb of shanghai here little sort of people. there's a japanese three year the entire japanese restaurant store

the shanghai composite finished in positive territory. defense stocks soared as many are still hoping these stocks will benefit from beijing's plan to strengthen its military after territorial disputes simmer on. shares in hong kong finished a touch weaker dragged by industrials and growth-sensitive counters. and investors closely watching that hsbc china pmi data out tomorrow. the kospi ended down .8% mostly on concerns over domestic q4 earnings. technology shares retreated ahead of apple's report card due out later today. the afx 2 -- asx 200 closed at the highest level in 21 months. the h.p. bulletin gained after a half a year of iron ore output. nation data raised chances of -- nation data raised chances of another rate cut next year. >> thanks. ross? >>> thanks. print more to come on "worldwide exchange." coming up, a little bit later we'll be joined by john lipski, former director of imf. we'll get his views. deputy managing director. see you in a few minutes. what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school suppl

different story in shanghai. composite index was down half of a per september today ending at 2291 that sent the index below 3,000 for the first time and the bench park is down. latter half of the week, shanghai stock prices were trading on a bit of a weak tone. we did take a look at this chart we can see the longer term trend. the index has been recovering to the same level as a year ago. so what's really been behind this? we had a chance to speak with the chief operating officer in hong kong to get his outlook for the market. >> china's economy has rebounded steadily since the fourth quarter last year boosted by internal consumption and investment against the background of improving economic outlook and lagging stock market performance. they are gathering more interest on china's asian market amid the prevailing improving condition. however as china asia's market has recently fall almost 20% in a month's time is undergoing a consolidation. market outlook remains positive as the chinese will increase the quotas

>> inland, rural, 70 miles from shanghai. >> what time period are we talking about? >> you know, being chinese in my formation, we look on age as honor, so i'm proud to say that i was born 76 years ago i'm 76 years convenientable. >> and who i long did you grow up in china. >> i was 17 when i came to this country. >> so that's formative. let's talk a little bit about the impact of the modern world on the traditional chinese religious systems when you were growing up. did you see the challenges to those religious systems at that time or was it too early? >> no, we were -- well, it was too early but also we were too rural and therefore modern things had made very few in roads. when i came to this country with this traditional background then i slammed in to it and actually slammed into it hard, because my longest teaching appointment was at mit which is almost like the modern and the future in a microcosm. >> won way to understand this book and other certainly myself is the rubbing together of these two major alternatives, a traditional outlook and out of them were rel

towards hong kong out towards shanghai you'll see temperatures rebound going through the weekend. shanghai just a few days ago you were seizing temperatures near the freezing mark getting up to around 10 slightly above average down towards hong kong at 17. seoul, temperatures back in the single digits, below zero which we've been seeing for several days. tokyo 9 for the high on saturday. now towards the americas, we haven't watched an area here in the southeast. that's pushing off toward the east. that's the good news. behind it we're seeing high pressure move in. that's bringing some colder weather with it but nothing compared to what's going to be on tap here off towards the north. this storm system as it pushes in from northern canada down here towards the southeast ushering in gusty winds but also very, very cold temperatures. how cold? here in winnipeg you'll be seeing a high around minus 8 on friday but going into sunday this is going to be the low down around minus 30, same there in the dakotas, combined with those gusty winds i'm talking about, wind chill on lie in the ove

towards hong kong out towards shanghai you'll see temperatures rebound going through the weekend. shanghai just a few days ago you were seizing temperatures near the freezing mark getting up to around 10 slightly above average down towards hong kong at 17. seoul, temperatures back in the single digits, below zero which we've been seeing for several days. tokyo 9 for the high on saturday. now towards the americas, we haven't watched an area here in the southeast. that's pushing off toward the east. that's the good news. behind it we're seeing high pressure move in. that's bringing some colder weather with it but nothing compared to what's going to be on tap here off towards the north. this storm system as it pushes in from northern canada down here towards the southeast ushering in gusty winds but also very, very cold temperatures. how cold? here in winnipeg you'll be seeing a high around minus 8 on friday but going into sunday this is going to be the low down around minus 30, same there in the dakotas, combined with those gusty winds i'm talking about, wind chill on lie in the ove

over when and in a mix of men and women cast off clothing leading shanghai he obtained a passport. the lead of nations began to issue 2 stateless refugees, initially russian 1922. the first step in and develop into the international refugee law and policy announcing international office for refugees for women 1938 nobel peace prize. he year and to rally members of the non bolshevik russian diaspora and wished a russian could do something akin to lindbergh's recent flight across the atlantic. it was up to him to do and equivalent, to go around the world alone by bicycle. luckily he didn't have to do that. he departed shanghai on a battered secondhand bicycle but upgraded to a new bicycle in bangkok and the battered secondhand motorcycle in singapore. benefactor gave him a brand new aerial motorcycle in karachi plus a letter that guaranteed parts and assistance from aerial offices around the world. several in his public accounts thank the worldwide services of the ymca, shell oil and the firestone company and he depended on the global availability of gasoline, oil and food, the array

liu flew to shanghai on friday. prime minister abe's envoy protested against the court decision when he met in seoul with south korean foreign minister kim sung-hwan. he responded the judgment of left in the hands of the judicial branch in accordance with law. >>> traders at the tokyo stock exchange are buying and selling for the first time in 2013. they also mark their first day of business as part of the japan exchange group. >> translator: we hope to build relations where both parties can clearly state their positions without being carried away. by emotions or sentiments and better understand each other and economic and cultural aspects. the chinese suspect he flew to shanghai on friday. japan and china do not have an extradition treaty. >>> people in japan are getting back to the grind after the new year holidays. streets, trains and offices were full on friday across the country. residents in the northeast are heading into 2013 facing the work they left behind by the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear acciden

shanghai getting up to 16 on wednesday. now across the americas also looking at this storm system, a very severe one pulling in warm moisture out of the gulf of mexico. what that's going to do is collide with cold air coming out of canada. yet again, once you start to see this occur, you get that risk of severe weather, specifically around missouri over towards western tennessee and northern mississippi. you could be seeing wind gusts over 100 miles an hour. hail, frequent lightning and even the risk of tornadoes. cannot rule that out at all. also that cold air that will be wrapping around, that's going to be bringing snowfall for western great lakes and dropping down these temperatures. look at winnipeg, minus 9 for you. ten-degree drop going into thursday. washington, d.c. and new york, you'll see a slight warm-up ahead of that front. warm air coming through but it will start to cool right back off once that front begins to pass by. now, here in europe, several systems we're watching. a severe one over the british isles b

very unhealthy level in shanghai. the level only goes up to 500. this is around 450.may even need a new chart for this one. so this kind of condition continues for a little while longer due to the air stagnation across the area. you can see nothing much is happening except for south of yangtze river where wet weather will continue making flooding to trigger easily. shanghai 8 degrees. chongqing 11 degrees for your high. ulan bator. looking at minus 16. tokyo at 9 degrees. here across the european continent a potent system moving in bringing snow to southwestern areas of the uk. sea effect snow continuing on the east coast here but the iberian peninsula even will be looking at some snowfall. northern madrid about 50 centimeters. additional amounts of five centimeters possible. winds really strong pick up waves along the coast, as much as six meters high. this is the jet stream plunging all the way down here. and due to the warm air flowing from the northern regions of africa, this area is very unstable. thunderstorms could be popping up. 11 degrees. athens at 15. looki

traveling between beijing and shanghai, and i did not realize that she had grown up in that cultural revolution. and after being there for all of these days and learning so much, the most moving part of the whole trip was sitting there and talking to her about what it was like trying to navigate and move through that period of history that you had to endure, and i am so glad that you got through it and that you are doing a wonderful work that you are doing now. tell me quickly about the work you are doing with president obama in this on to a partnership -- and this entrepreneurship. >> these are two topics very dear to my heart. we meet quarterly to give advice and to remove barriers so that more is available to entrepreneurs and innovation. innovation is the key for us to create jobs in this country. tavis: you start out being told that you are nobody, and you end up working with the president of the united states. >> life has treated me well. tavis: the book is called "bend, not break." good to have you on the program. thanks for tuning in. as always, keep the faith. >> for more in

shanghai's market index declined nearly 1.8%. hong kong's index down .4%. the nikkei bucking a trend on a weaker yen,i reaching the highet level since 2011. a big of a mixed picture moving into the session. london's ftse 100 just up by .10%. frankfurt up fractionally. paris's cac 40 down by more than .3%. the dollar higher against the yen on expectations that the bank of japan's bold monetary easing will help the economy but the u.s. currency is coming off a bit after reaching the highest point since june 2010 in early asian trading. dollar-yen at 88.80-84. the euro is also gaining against the yen. the european currency is now down at 117.74. that's going to do it for biz tonight. let's get a check now of the markets. >>> the eastern u.s. is seeing warm temperatures, but changes in the forecast. meteorologist robert spet that has the latest. >> yes, gene. all across the eastern seaboard we have just been seeing absolutely temperatures above average. it's all due to this frontal area here. ahead of it you are seeing this warm air come in from the south. that

off to the west, shanghai at 13. then we look at the tropics both into the 30s for manila to bangkok. now we'll take a look at europe with a storm system moving across the british isles bringing gusty winds at this time, but good news going into friday. it will start to taper off. winds will start to decrease. still seeing a lingering rain shower. it will be shifting over to snow as the jet stream continues to drip down to the south even into the alps with heavy snowfall. temperatures will be cooling off, too. london and paris, a high of 10 and 11 on thursday. paris, your low through the overnight going into friday will be dipping down near and even below the freezing mark. so things are going to get rather chilly here. looking to the east, moscow not even making it to the freezing mark. minus 3 here for your high. that's a look at the world weather. here's your extended forecast. >>> we'll be back in 30 minutes with more news. i'm gene it is otani in tokyo. for all of us here at nhk, have for all of us here at nhk,

work by day, play by night, especially on the shanghai stage.hievements have always been a great source of pride for its people. not just anyone can do that. traditional performances often combine dialogue, martial arts, music, dance, and acrobatics to tell its stories. this form of theater, first developed in the 18th century, is known in the west as peking opera. the chinese people gained more artistic freedoms after the country's cultural revolution in 1976. self-expression was encouraged, making some art forms bolder and less traditional. as the ancient chinese proverb says, "if you must bow, bow low." i'll remember that. next up-- more from the fascinating country of china. here's a tip. [announcer] laura mckenzie's traveler will be right back. wewewewewewelcome back. and for more information on china, visit me online at lauramckenzietv.com. just hearing the name china makes you think of a lot of different images-- communist mao, the forbidden city, the terracotta warriors, even the lucky color red. china is unique and easily recognized, bu

i was in shanghai. we opened our 20th hotel in shanghai. liz: 20th? >> 20th hotel in shanghai. that one. >> 325 rooms in that one. subsahara africa, there are economies growing. liz: where do you see true opportunity? >> i think the same is true. emerging markets certainly provide opportunity. for us i think it is everywhere the truth of the matter is. we're really in an explosive growth phase for the company. liz: even the u.s.? >> even the u.s. we have, very large pipeline of new opportunities. generally in the limited service segment in the u.s. but many, many worry about europe and certainly there are lots of issues with overall economic growth in europe but we have one of the biggest pipelines, we have the biggest pipeline we've ever had in europe. biggest pipeline in the industry. our view there is always a play for particular market, a particular point in time. in europe it is a value proposition. hilton garden inn for us and hampton inn. we have very hole listic view. certainly the fastest percentage growth is in the emerging markets but we've got significant growth rea

we're seeing the shanghai do better. are people right to think now that its performance is going to look better in 2013? >> that's a reasonable guess. one of the things we would look for is the change in the quarter on quarter growth in china. and it seems to be picking up. it's growth is seven consecutive down moves and this latest one shows it's turning around. so from a stock investor's point of view, that doesn't seem an entirely unreasonable thing. there's always the slight risk for china. growth starts to pick up. what is going to happen to inflation? it's okay at the moment. we have that property sector to worry about in the meantime. is there going to be any stimulus? doesn't look like it. it's not exactly a, hey, let's get stuck in the china aes stock market. it's more of a tempered back drop. >> yes, they're growing at the slowest pace in 13 years. in 2013, we were speaking with one guest earlier who expects 8.5% growth at 2013. shouldn't we, instead, be continuing this slow moderation towards slower but more s

and the outperformer is still china's shanghai composite hitting a seven-month high. this after security regulators said beijing can't miss the quota for investment markets. if you recall, late last week, a top official tr china's signal said growth could come in at 7.7. surpassing beijing's target of 7.5%. sen second mainland stocks finished with .64%. over 15% after profit warnings. and the market is out of action today celebrating the coming of age day. mon tar policy does have an impact on the yen today. the japanese currency soft.ed to a the 1/2 year low against the greenback. we'll see how that market reacts when it comes back online tomorrow. ought trail ya's asx 200 eked out a modest .2%. and india's sensex is trading higher by .9 the%. >> catch you later. thanks for now, sixuan. >>> we're going to take a break, but there's plenty of stuff to keep you entertained on our website. goldman sachs, also the rules have tightened for holland's famous coffee shops last year. but after plenty of confusion, it looks like amsterdam will repain a smoker's haven. ross. >>>

the nikkei and shanghai up 17% for the nikkei and 8% for shanghai in the fourth quarter. they had -- they've had the -- they had the rally effectively. do those moves get replicated? will they be the outperformers in q1? >> i think asia by and large will be the outperformers in q1. i think a lot of money has so far been floating around in both the u.s. and -- and in europe. if you look at asia especially over a two-year period, everybody says that asia in 2012 did well, and i agree. did do pretty well. if you take 2011 and 2012 together, consolidate the gains,um see a l-- you will see that asian returns were positive over a two-year period. the money in the u.s. and europe has given asia a miss. i think a lot of moneys will come back to asia because asia is a laggard. i think going forward you can ignore asia. >> okay. do you agree with that sentiment? >> yeah. i think i agree broadly. you know, investors want to put money to work. i think the question i have going the other way almost is, you know, which central bank are going to fight to stop their currencies appreciati

than 112hours apart.the firss innident happened around three o'clock sunday morring in front of the shanghai cafe on baltimore avenue.three men and punched him before stealing his wallet and phhne. an officer who saw the whole thing chased the men aad & arrested them.later that &pafternoon... someone pullld a handgunnon a student while trying to steal a lapttp.that person managed to get away. 3 a 10 year ld girl is killed in ouse fire in southeast baltimore over theeweekend..i happened on saturday night... oo hartwait street..- firefighters foond the girl's body on the first floor of tte home.seven other people -33 mannged to esccpe the fire... one of them was injurrd when jumping from a window. neighbors say this is the third fire thee've seen in their neighborhood over the past ninn months. p3 ((sot))<1:59:55 i just hate seeing it. i really hate them. i mean especially when you lose somebody in your family. i feel real bad.> bad.>((sot))<2:16:35 i just prayyfor the family beccuse i've never seen anything so bad ii a firee> firr.> the cause oo the fire remains unner investigation, -3 and it

warming up to 17 in shanghai.ere is your extended forecast. >>> that concludes this edition of "newsline." do stay with us. we'll be back with more of your updates at the top of the hour.

.  >>> back now with a look at how they rang in 2013 in shanghai. this year's party channeled modern and classical themes highlighting the city's cultural past and technology kal rise. what a beautiful fireworks show there. also included live music and a laser show as well. that was there in shanghai. >> moscow's red square lit up with colors last night. tens of thousands packed the area around the kremlin to watch the fireworks and ring in the new year there as well. >> just beautiful. almost looks fake. just a beautiful scene there. >> reporter: nate on troops serving in afghanistan even got a chance to party on new year's eve. soldiers from different countries gathered in the capital city of kabul to dance the night away. they were having fun there. nato has more than 100,000 troops in the country including some 66,000 american troops. good for them. they get to take some time to celebrate and party like the rest of us. >> just from looking at the dancing, i think i would feel most comfortable at the celebration there in afghanistan. >> that is j

thousands counted down the new year in shanghai, china. while in tokyo, japan, buddhist mornings rang bells. nato soldiers searching in afghanistan, took time to let loose and dance their way into 2013. nato has more than 1,000 soldiers in afghanistan, including 66,000 u.s. forces. in central florida, these brave souls took an icy dip. the water temperature, a brisk 37 degrees. in the united emirates, the world's tallest build, the berj khalif that. in london, big ben rang out the old and brought in the new. and the tradition continued in the big apple, tens of thousands, crammed into times square to official with welcome 2013. kurt gregory, nbc news. >> how can you top the kiss at the eiffel tower. >>> 400 new laws go in effect. in maryland, same-sex couples have the right to marry. and the wedding ceremonies started just after midnight. california has banned their workers from forcing their workers and job applicants to hand over passwords to facebook and twitter accounts. >> and lawmakers decided it's not a fair fight. >>> and florida,

trade an investment mission to china with the council and open the trade and investment office in shanghai. central to the life of our state is water. and sits about water to the san joaquin delta. farmers on the east side of the san joaquin between fresno and current county and between tracy and urban southern california and northern costa are all critically dependent on the delta for water. if because of an earthquake, used to call it a 200 year storm, but might be a hundred year storm, last one is the 1860s, or a sea level rise, if the delta fails, the disaster would be comparable to superstorm sandy or hurricane sandy, loss of jobs. i'll do whatever i can to make sure that doesn't happen. my proposed plan is two tunnels 30 miles long and 40 feet wide designed to improve the ecology of the delta with almost 100 square miles of habitat restoration. that's big, but so is the problem. lasted a short while and cost $15 billion, about the same as this project. this will serve californians for hundreds of years. when you think about california's future, no long- term liability presents as gre

go down to shanghai on thursday. the northeast is experiencing wet conditions even new york city saw sleet on wednesday afternoon. the system will continue to move towards the east quite slowly. conditions will stay almost the same into your thursday. you can see this showing up. the parts of the appalachians you could see heavy snow showers. behind it strong northwesterly winds are blowing in resulting in high waves as well as heavy snow showers on the eastern side of the lake. up to 30 centimeters through your friday. 24 degrees in los angeles. a very chilly minus 22 degrees in winnipeg and minus three for chicago. finally, severe weather is continuing in the east and half of mediterranean. lots of severe thunderstorms and a risk of hail. we have reports of 70 millimeters of rain. severe thunderstorms are erupting in western section of turkey. to the north of this low pressure system precipitation is snow back to the north is dry thanks to a high pressure system. the reason for the nasty weather is that cold air fr

some potential customers turned up for the third china shanghai international horse fair. >> he has 400 horses. >> he asked potential buyers to fill out questionnaires. he wanted to know how to reach them and how many horses they owned. later, he'll invite them to auctions. but up against sellers from the u.s. and other countries, that includes south africa and with their low prices, but very competitive. >> horses are treading at 20% global average so there's huge value there. >> japanese counter by stressing the quality of their horses. the breeders made a dvd in chinese. it shows japanese horses finishing first and second in the latest world cup. >> please watch this dvd and check out our japanese horses. >> seems japanese have high-quality horse breeding. their horses are among the best in the world. >> i hope to continue doing business with chinese customers and continue to build trusting relationships. >> a lot rides on this strategy. if the japanese succeed in china, they will continue to keep the best horses in the world. >>> not exactly horse racing weather in north western jap

the first happened outside the shanghai cafe. the victim suffered minor injuries when three suspects punched him in the face and took his wallet and cell phone. they were caught and charged. there was another robbery attempt tavarasty on baltimore avenue. a man tried to steal a student's laptop. that led to a scuffle and the would-be robber ran off. >>> weather is the top story today. ice storm is moving in, howard is tracking it. >>> apparently size does matter when it comes to a subway foot long. up next, details of a class action lawsuit claiming the sandwich company is coming short. >>> we have a run down of the you go down to your school and you can put a little star up. so every time you open the app. your school comes up instantly. >> and you are going to need it today. >> reporter: it did you want take a lot of ice if it builds up. we are only talking a couple of hundredths of an inch of freezing rain but again the timing for the morning rush out the door and rush to school is the bigger concern. let's show you your day p

>> reporter: shanghai counted down. and buddhist monks rang in the new year in tokyo. the pope celebrated new year's eve with a service at the vatican, saying reflection and prayer can help heal wounds and that goodness prevails in a world that sometimes delivers evil. heading east, there were scenes of beauty, like in red square in moscow. one of the biggest celebrations in the world and perhaps the most iconic is right here in times square. hundreds of thousands gathered here to watch the famous waterford crystal ball drop, despite very chilly temperatures. wishing you a very happy new year in times square, wendy gillette, abc news. >> awesome. did you make any new year's resolutions? >> yes. i don't want to work next new year's. no offense against any of you. >> did you work christmas and thanksgiving? >> i've worked every holiday the last year except thanksgiving. >> you definitely earned your keep. next year you deserve at least two out of three. >> we just got here a year ago. we were here for new year's last year and my husband called and said can we do somethin

you're looking at shanghai at 6 degrees. that's going to be dipping down. tokyo in the double digits at 11:00. moving over to the american continent now. pretty rough across the west. out toward the gulf state this is where severe weather will rerur erupt. we're talking about tornadic activity. also damaging winds and hail are a possibility as well. temperature wise things are pretty warm for this time of the year especially oklahoma city at 13 degrees. chicago at 5. that's well above your average. even washington, d.c. looking at some double digits here. now here is your extended forecast. . >>> that's all for this edition of "newsline." thanks for joining us.

the chocolate fashion show kicked off in shanghai. showcasing designers love for the cocoa bean. each one pairing flowing fabrics and design. the pieces look great on stage but according to the models they smell even better. >>> well, people in the netherlands shouldn't throw stones that's because one architect in a small dutch village has built a glass structure designed to be a traditional farmhouse. the building will house various shops and offices. many residents are skeptical of the new addition but the architect feels it will bring the community together. >> a glass house -- hmm. maybe not the best idea. >> a little hard to heat. >> and some safety things i would worry about. >> taking a shower would be difficult. >>> well, some stories we'll follow throughout the day here on nbc. an illinois mystery. the body of a lottery winner who died from cyanide poisoning will be examined today. udooj khan died in july a day after collecting $425,000 in wins. >>> also today, the centers for disease control will release the latest flu numbers. last week, 47 states had widespread flu ac

fittingly for a trading mitropoulos, shanghai had cosmopolitan extremities'.formed in the style of a red army santa claus with bayonets. another new entrant to the global firework contest was rangoon. the commercial capital burma. small beginnings, perhaps, for a visible sign that after a year of political reform, change is in the air. in to buy the celebrations were anything but small. in a city where ostentation is a way of life, they could claim to have the world's tallest fireworks display. a window table at the restaurant halfway up cost a mere $4,000 per head. it was almost as tough to get into moscow's red square, revelers having to pass through intense security as fireworks exploded behind the cathedral a st. basil. in several european cities the celebrations were more muted than in the past. the only fireworks came from the crowd. the blowout was bigger in the berlin gate. the capital was expecting 1 million visitors for a 2 kilometer long party. after one year of royal and olympic celebrations, the london fireworks felt like a giant national pat on t

>> reporter: shanghai counted down. and buddhist monks rank in the new year in tokyo.e celebrated new year's eve with a service at the vatican, saying reflection and prayer can help heal wounds and that goodness prevails in a world that sometimes delivers evil. heading east, there were scenes of beauty, like in red square in moscow. one of the biggest celebrations in the world and perhaps the most iconic is right here in times square. hundreds of thousands gathered here to watch the famous waterford crystal ball drop, despite very chilly temperatures. wishing you a very happy new year in times square, wendy gillette, abc news. >> 2013. can you believe it? you're rocking it. >> i've got my 2013 goggles, a new perspective on life. >> here in new york city last night, the empire state building was lit up in a laser light show. >> it was fantastic. another cool sight to ring in the new year. apparently they got a new set of lighting they wanted to show off. i love laser light shows. >> me too. >> you know what else i love? >> laser pink floyd. >> i love new year's resoluti

. >> it is probably no coincidence that the shanghai iconic sky line features so i -- so prominently in sky fall. but access to chinese audiences is not easy and comes with strings attached. sky fall is the latest of a long line of stock -- a foreign films to have been cut by censors. when a man should said the chinese security guard, that scene has been removed. chinese cinema goers will see this scene with subtitles that obscure the reference to torture by chinese security services. the changes may appear relatively trivial, which only highlights the level of scrutiny. these sensors see themselves acting as guardians of public morality and politics. shielding audiences from anything that could cast the rulers in a bad light. >> it does not bother me. it is just an action movie. >> of course it makes a difference. this man disagrees. i would be proud of that line about our security service was kept in. >> that mention of prostitution has been removed from the cinema version. but this pirated dvd copy of the full movie is widely available, as in other areas of chinese life, technolog